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• the present invention relates to luminescent material, especially to the field of luminescent material for light emitting devices emitting UV radiation.
• UV radiation sources have found many application areas, such as spectroscopy, cosmetic skin treatment, medical skin treatment, disinfection or purification of water and air, polymer hardening, photochemistry, surface curing, and wafer processing.
• UV-C 200 - 280 nm
• VUV radiation 100 - 200 nm
• Low-pressure Hg discharge lamps are currently widely used as UV radiation sources and they have an emission spectrum which is dominated by two lines, viz. at 185 and 254 nm.
• increasing the Hg vapor pressure may result in an almost continuous spectrum extending from the deep UV to the deep red spectral range.
• the application of Hg implies a rather strong dependence on temperature and sensitivity to fast switching cycles.
• the Xe excimer discharge e.g., emits mainly 172 nm radiation and DB driven quartz lamps comprising Xe as a filling gas show a wall plug efficiency of more than 30%. Quartz lamps based on a Xe excimer discharge are widely used for the cleaning of wafer surfaces due to the sufficiently high energy of the emitted 172 nm (VUV) photons to cleave any type of organic bonds. Fluorescent Xe excimer discharge lamps using one or several VUV to UV-C down-converting phosphors are of particular interest for disinfection or purification purposes.
• UV luminescent materials for these Xe, Ne, or Xe/Ne excimer lamps still have a couple of drawbacks, for example, including: - low conversion efficiency low photochemical stability low chemical stability low spectral overlap with the germicidal action curve.
• a luminescent material comprises a component selected from the group comprising (Yi_ x Lu x ) 9 LiSi 6 0 2 6:Ln or/and AE 5 (P0 4 )3F:Ln,A, wherein Ln is a trivalent rare earth metal, AE is a divalent alkaline earth metal, and A is a monovalent alkaline metal, x > 0.0 and ⁇ 1.0.
• Ln is selected from the group comprising trivalent Pr, Nd or mixtures thereof.
• AE is selected from the group comprising divalent Ca, Sr, Ba or mixtures thereof.
• A is selected from the group comprising monovalent Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or mixtures thereof.
• the luminescent material has an emission peak in the UVC (i.e. 200-280nm) range when being excited by light with an excitation spectrum in the UV spectrum range, preferably in the VUV or UVC range.
• Light with such an excitation spectrum can be achieved using a Hg or noble gas discharge lamp, for instance, amalgam lamps with an emission peak at around 185nm, low- pressure Hg discharge lamps with an emission peak at around 254nm, medium-pressure Hg discharge lamps with an emission peak at around 265nm, and Xe, Ne, or Xe/Ne excimer lamps with an emission peak at around 172nm.
• a Hg or noble gas discharge lamp for instance, amalgam lamps with an emission peak at around 185nm, low- pressure Hg discharge lamps with an emission peak at around 254nm, medium-pressure Hg discharge lamps with an emission peak at around 265nm, and Xe, Ne, or Xe/Ne excimer lamps with an emission peak at around 172nm.
• newly developed LED lamps
• LED lamps or other types of existing lamps, and even some new types of lamps yet to be developed, can be used as the light source to provide the excitation spectrum, as long as such lamps can emit a proper excitation spectrum needed for the luminescent material to emit the UV-C.
• the above proposed luminescent materials show intense and efficient UV-C emission with a spectral power distribution that fits well to the germicidal action spectrum.
• a light emitting device which is capable of emitting a first light in a first UV spectrum range, and comprises at least one of the above proposed luminescent materials to absorb at least part of the first UV light and to emit a second light in a second UV spectrum range different from the first UV spectrum range.
• the light emitting device comprises a discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel comprising a gas filling having a discharge-maintaining composition, and at least a part of a wall of the discharge vessel is coated with the luminescent material.
• the discharge lamp comprises a Hg or noble gas discharge lamp.
• the light emitting device comprises a newly developed LED lamp like a (Al, Ga)N LED lamp, or an already existing lamp type, or even a new type of lamp yet to be developed.
• the luminescent materials can be configured as a dome to cover the LED chips, or to be coated on an optical component like a lens or bulb.
• a system comprising at least one of the above proposed light emitting devices, the system further comprising a unit capable of making the light emitted by the light emitting device irradiate an object to be sterilized.
• This system can be used in germicide applications via photochemical processing with the help of the light emitted by the light emitting device, for instance in disinfection or purification of air, water or surfaces.
• a unit for example, can be a light guiding means to transport the light from the light emitting device to a surface so that the light can directly irradiate the surface to sterilize said surface.
• such a unit may comprise a suction device configured to draw certain air into the system so that the light can directly irradiate the air for purification thereof.
• a germicide application method which comprises the step of making the light emitted by at least one of the above proposed light emitting devices irradiate an object to be sterilized.
• the method can be used in disinfection or purification of air, water or surfaces.
• the light emitted by the above mentioned light emitting device irradiate air, water or a surface
• the air, water or surface can be sterilized.
• Fig. 1 shows an XRD pattern of a first exemplary luminescent material
• Fig. 2 shows the excitation spectrum (left spectrum), emission spectrum (right spectrum) and reflection spectrum (upper right spectrum) of the first luminescent material according to the present invention (Example I);
• Fig. 3 shows a comparison between the emission spectrum of the first
• Fig. 4 shows an XRD pattern of a second exemplary luminescent material according to the present invention.
• Fig. 5 shows the excitation spectrum (left spectrum), the emission spectrum (right spectrum) and the reflection spectrum (upper right spectrum) of the second luminescent material according to the present invention (Example II);
• Fig. 6 shows a comparison between the emission spectrum of the second luminescent material (Example II) and the desired spectrum of the germicidal action curve
• Fig. 7 shows an XRD pattern of a third exemplary luminescent material
• Example III Y 9 LiSi 6 02 6 :Pr + (1%)
• Fig. 8 shows the excitation spectrum (left spectrum), the emission spectrum (right spectrum) and the reflection spectrum (upper right spectrum) of the third luminescent material according to the present invention (Example III);
• Fig. 9 shows an XRD pattern of a fourth exemplary luminescent material according to the present invention (Example IV:
• Fig. 10 shows the excitation spectrum (left spectrum), the emission spectrum (right spectrum) and the reflection spectrum (upper right spectrum) of the fourth luminescent material according to the present invention (Example IV).
• Example I refers to Ca 5 (P0 4 ) 3 F:Pr 3+ (l%)Na + (l%), which can be made in the following way:
• the starting materials 1.009 g CaC0 3 , 4.0004 g CaHP0 4 .2H 2 0, 0.32 g nanoscale CaF 2 , and
• Fig. 1 shows an XRD pattern of the material of Example I.
• Fig. 2 shows the excitation spectrum (left spectrum), the emission spectrum (right spectrum) and the reflection spectrum
• Fig. 3 shows a comparison between the emission spectrum (the curve with relatively narrow extension along the wavelength in the drawing, as well as in other drawings of the same type referred to below) of the material of Example I and the desired spectrum of the germicidal action.
• the emission maximum of Ca5(P04)3F:Pr,Na is at around 245 nm, which shows a good overlap with the germicidal action curve. It can clearly be seen that this material is an excellent material for use in discharge lamps for UV-C radiation.
• Example II refers to Sr 5 (P0 4 ) 3 F:Pr + (l%)Na (1%), which can be made in the following way:
• the starting materials 5.036 g SrC0 3 , 2.675 g (NH 4 ) 2 HP0 4 .2H 2 0, 0.487 g nanoscale SrF 2 , and 0.076 g PrF 3 und 0.016 g NaF have been milled for 0.5 hours.
• the blend has been subsequently annealed at around 1100 °C under Nitrogen for 1 hour. Finally, the material is milled and sieved through a 36 ⁇ sieve.
• the emission maximum of Sr 5 (P0 4 )3F:Pr,Na is at about 240 nm, which also shows a good overlap with the germicidal action curve. It can clearly be seen from Figs. 4-6 that this material is an excellent material for use in discharge lamps for UV-C radiation.
• Example III refers to which can be made in the following way:
• the starting materials 4.000 g Y 2 0 3 , 0,147 g Li 2 C0 3 , 1,433 g nanoscale Si0 2 , and 0.061 g Pr 6 On are suspended in ethanol and the material is ground until the solvent has completely evaporated. Afterwards, the dried material is fired at 1000 °C under CO for 6 hours and subsequently ground and fired at 1100 °C under CO for 6 hours. Finally, the material is milled and sieved through a 36 ⁇ sieve. It can clearly be seen from Figs. 7-8 that this material is an excellent material for use in discharge lamps for UV-C radiation.
• Example IV refers to Ba 5 (P0 4 ) 3 F:Pr 3+ (l%)Na + (l%), which can be made in the following way:
• the starting materials 5.036 g BaC0 3 , 2.675 g (NH 4 ) 2 HP0 4 .2H 2 0, 0.487 g nanoscale BaF 2 , and 0.076 g PrF 3 und 0.016 g NaF have been milled for 0.5 hours.
• the blend has been subsequently annealed at 1100 °C under Nitrogen for 1 hour.
• the material is milled and sieved through a 36 ⁇ sieve. It can clearly be seen from Figs. 9-10 that this material is an excellent material for use in discharge lamps for UV-C radiation.

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